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Ender’s Game | September 4, 2013

by Orson Scott Card (Tor Books/ Macmillan, 1985)

This may seem like an obvious choice but, with the movie coming out in November, I just re-read Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card and could not put it down. The military science fiction novel, which was originally published in 1985, is beyond ahead of its time—not only in the technology with which the students engage, but with the science fiction elements and tropes that have now become standard (not boring) in contemporary novels. And while the violence is often gratuitous and it’s impossible (read: impossible) to believe that the main characters are between the ages of 6-12, Ender’s Game is a rollercoaster and a page turner, a must-read for any true science fiction fan. I’m most interested to see how the upcoming film represents the adaption of a novel so ahead of its time, and if the story will be revised again (Card revised the book in 1991 and spoke of revising it again) to reflect the current political climate. We will see in November!

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